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Apostolos Pitsos

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Apostolos Pitsos
Apostolos Pitsos
Birth: 28 June 1918
Ampelokipoi, Athens, Greece
Death: 1 January 2023
Psychiko, Athens, Greece
Age: 104 years, 187 days
Country: GreeceGRE
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Apostolos Pitsos (29 June 1918-1 January 2023) was a Greek centenarian, industrialist, and businessman.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Pitsos was born in Ampelokipoi, Athens, Greece on 29 June 1918. He grew up there and studied at the German School of Athens where in the third grade his classmate was future Prime Minister Georgios Rallis. From a young age, he worked in the family business Pitsos. After school, in 1937, he went to Aue, Germany, where he studied mechanical engineering. At the beginning of the Greco-Italian War, he returned to Greece and went to the anti-aircraft artillery based in Menidi.

Career and Longevity[]

After the end of the war, having knowledge in engineering, Pitsos upgraded his family's small handicraft to the well-known electrical company Pitsos. He implemented the idea of constructing modern factory facilities in Renti. In 1977, it started working with Siemens. Before Greece joined the EEC, he decided to sell the factory to the Germans, believing that this would secure the 2,200 jobs. The Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH group acquired 60% of the Greek company while Siemens S.A. Hellas acquired 20%. The arrival of investors put the company on an upward trajectory. In 1989, the production of No Frost refrigerators started and in 1994, it started exporting kitchens to Scandinavia. In 1996, the company was renamed BSP S.A. and later BSH Home Appliances S.A. in 2002.

Pitsos turned 100 in 2018. He received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021. Pitsos died in Psychiko, Athens, Greece on 1 January 2023 at the age of 104 yesrs, 187 days.

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